Breakdown of Við ætlum að leigja bæði bílaleigubílinn og hjólið.
og
and
við
we
að
to (infinitive marker)
ætla
to intend
hjólið
the bike
bæði
both (bæði ... og)
leigja
to rent
bílaleigubíllinn
the rental car
Questions & Answers about Við ætlum að leigja bæði bílaleigubílinn og hjólið.
How does the pair bæði... og work in this sentence?
It translates directly to the English structure both... and. In this sentence, it connects two nouns. The word bæði is technically the neuter plural form of the word for both, but when used as a fixed conjunction like this, it never changes form to match the gender of the nouns it connects.
Do bæði and og affect the grammatical case of the nouns?
No, the conjunction itself does not dictate the case. Both bílaleigubílinn and hjólið are in the accusative case simply because they are the direct objects of the verb leigja (to rent). The conjunction just links the two accusative objects together.
bílaleigubílinn is quite a mouthful! How is this compound word built?
It is made up of three parts plus the attached definite article: bíla (cars) + leigu (rental) + bíl (car) + inn (the). Breaking down long Icelandic nouns into their root words makes them much easier to read!
Why do we say ætlum að leigja instead of using a future tense form of the verb leigja?
Icelandic does not have a dedicated future tense. Using the verb ætla (to intend) plus að and the infinitive verb is the most common way to express future plans, exactly like saying are going to rent in English.
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